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pontificatrix
- Bio
- I am a resident in psychiatry at an academic medical center. My blog posts describe patient encounters I have had in the course of my training, both past and present. Names and identifying details have been changed. My blog conforms to the information-privacy standards detailed on http://medbloggercode.com. If you believe you have been a patient of mine and have concerns about the effects of this blog on the privacy of your medical record, please let me know and I will be happy to withdraw any offending material.
MY RECENT POSTS
- beauty and age
September 28, 2010 01:51PM - to be or not to be?
August 25, 2010 03:11PM - reefer madness
August 09, 2010 02:21PM - designer brains for all!
July 19, 2010 07:28PM - family matters
July 03, 2010 09:02PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “I took the 15-question
test at the Pew site and
scored 100%,
and I was raised
ath…”
September 29, 2010 05:20PM - “I remember my mom
talking about having become
"invisible."
She felt
th…”
September 28, 2010 04:09PM - “Wow. I love it. I kind
of want this to get around
the
internets. As you say,
I…”
September 28, 2010 02:50PM - “Nice piece. Not too many
of the recipes I see come with
such
savory writing.
Ra…”
September 28, 2010 01:56PM - “I don't see why people
are so fixated on finding
'Earth-like
environments' to
sup…”
August 26, 2010 04:15PM
Pontificatrix's Links
September 29, 2010 05:20PM
“I took the 15-question test at the Pew site and scored 100%, and I was raised atheist/agnostic and have never been religious. The questions were mostly…”
About: Atheists know more about God than Evangelical Christians Do
“I took the 15-question test at the Pew site and scored 100%, and I was raised atheist/agnostic and have never been religious. The questions were mostly…”
About: Atheists know more about God than Evangelical Christians Do
September 28, 2010 04:09PM
“I remember my mom talking about having become "invisible." She felt that those around her almost literally did not see middle-aged mom types…”
About: beauty and age
“I remember my mom talking about having become "invisible." She felt that those around her almost literally did not see middle-aged mom types…”
About: beauty and age
September 28, 2010 02:50PM
“Wow. I love it. I kind of want this to get around the internets. As you say, I don't expect it to show up on Faux News anytime soon. Anybody want t…”
About: Atheists know more about God than Evangelical Christians Do
“Wow. I love it. I kind of want this to get around the internets. As you say, I don't expect it to show up on Faux News anytime soon. Anybody want t…”
About: Atheists know more about God than Evangelical Christians Do
September 28, 2010 01:56PM
“Nice piece. Not too many of the recipes I see come with such savory writing. Rated”
About: Creating Ethnicity, A Recipe
“Nice piece. Not too many of the recipes I see come with such savory writing. Rated”
About: Creating Ethnicity, A Recipe
August 26, 2010 04:15PM
“I don't see why people are so fixated on finding 'Earth-like environments' to support exobiology. Why would we expect exobiological organisms to have…”
About: New Solar system discovered, looks almost like home
“I don't see why people are so fixated on finding 'Earth-like environments' to support exobiology. Why would we expect exobiological organisms to have…”
About: New Solar system discovered, looks almost like home
August 26, 2010 01:24PM
“Regarding adoption: That seems like it would be a good option for someone who was strongly opposed to abortion on moral grounds but didn't want to rais…”
About: to be or not to be?
“Regarding adoption: That seems like it would be a good option for someone who was strongly opposed to abortion on moral grounds but didn't want to rais…”
About: to be or not to be?
August 10, 2010 05:34PM
“vasu murti: Would you perhaps like to repost that as your own blog entry and maybe just provide a link here? It's plenty long enough and you might ge…”
About: reefer madness
“vasu murti: Would you perhaps like to repost that as your own blog entry and maybe just provide a link here? It's plenty long enough and you might ge…”
About: reefer madness
August 10, 2010 05:33PM
“M Todd sez: "So it would stand to reason that those who abuse drugs would show signs of phycotic behavior, again no real shock." If you'll rere…”
About: reefer madness
“M Todd sez: "So it would stand to reason that those who abuse drugs would show signs of phycotic behavior, again no real shock." If you'll rere…”
About: reefer madness
August 09, 2010 07:58PM
“I wink at kids as well, not to mention the odd adult. Actually I winked at the guy behind me on the lunch line today. So, should I just write 'Geezer…”
About: The Lost Art of Winking
“I wink at kids as well, not to mention the odd adult. Actually I winked at the guy behind me on the lunch line today. So, should I just write 'Geezer…”
About: The Lost Art of Winking
August 09, 2010 07:51PM
“Ben Sen: Are you equating 'saintliness' with opposition to marijuana use here? MJ isn't god and it isn't the devil either. It's got some recreational…”
About: reefer madness
“Ben Sen: Are you equating 'saintliness' with opposition to marijuana use here? MJ isn't god and it isn't the devil either. It's got some recreational…”
About: reefer madness
August 09, 2010 04:13PM
“Lawless: Yeah, that was my first thought as well, actually. But he says it was a bud crumbled in front of him, with no evidence of any other substance…”
About: reefer madness
“Lawless: Yeah, that was my first thought as well, actually. But he says it was a bud crumbled in front of him, with no evidence of any other substance…”
About: reefer madness
July 20, 2010 03:01PM
“Lainey, that's an interesting idea. I have to say I don't think it would be wise for people to choose psychotropics OTC because there are often medica…”
About: designer brains for all!
“Lainey, that's an interesting idea. I have to say I don't think it would be wise for people to choose psychotropics OTC because there are often medica…”
About: designer brains for all!
July 19, 2010 07:41PM
“Yeah because a PhD is a road to despair right now. There are plenty of people who want to be scientists but jobs exist only at the bottom of the pyram…”
About: Oil Spill Lessons: Scientists are a limited commodity
“Yeah because a PhD is a road to despair right now. There are plenty of people who want to be scientists but jobs exist only at the bottom of the pyram…”
About: Oil Spill Lessons: Scientists are a limited commodity
July 19, 2010 07:39PM
“Oh, goodness. You are right, sometimes bad is just bad. Bad bad bad bad bad. I'm so terribly sorry to hear this.”
About: Writing the Impossible
“Oh, goodness. You are right, sometimes bad is just bad. Bad bad bad bad bad. I'm so terribly sorry to hear this.”
About: Writing the Impossible
May 04, 2010 11:42AM
“Astrodreamer says: "1. Is the husband gay or bi? Big difference." Unknown, as I mostly focused on the wife since she was the patient. "2.̷ 0;”
About: Prozac for the unhappy marriage?
“Astrodreamer says: "1. Is the husband gay or bi? Big difference." Unknown, as I mostly focused on the wife since she was the patient. "2.̷ 0;”
About: Prozac for the unhappy marriage?
April 26, 2010 06:10PM
“""...society does not support motherhood." Where's the data for that claim?" Are you serious??? 3-month max unpaid FMLA leaves and rou…”
About: Breastfeeding and the dominant mothering ideology
“""...society does not support motherhood." Where's the data for that claim?" Are you serious??? 3-month max unpaid FMLA leaves and rou…”
About: Breastfeeding and the dominant mothering ideology
April 25, 2010 02:51PM
“I second the rec for the Kay Redfield Jamison book. And am sending you the internet equivalent of a hug, because this sounds so terribly, terribly dif…”
About: Facing Bipolar as a Young Adult--Or Not
“I second the rec for the Kay Redfield Jamison book. And am sending you the internet equivalent of a hug, because this sounds so terribly, terribly dif…”
About: Facing Bipolar as a Young Adult--Or Not
April 25, 2010 02:47PM
“AmyTuteur says: "...many women feel that it is a nuisance to them." Redstocking Grandma's (excellent) point is that one of the main reasons bre…”
About: Breastfeeding and the dominant mothering ideology
“AmyTuteur says: "...many women feel that it is a nuisance to them." Redstocking Grandma's (excellent) point is that one of the main reasons bre…”
About: Breastfeeding and the dominant mothering ideology
April 17, 2010 03:50PM
“Thanks for the welcome back. :) I see it's gotten quite a bit bigger around here in the past year. *off to explore*”
About: Aging Brains
“Thanks for the welcome back. :) I see it's gotten quite a bit bigger around here in the past year. *off to explore*”
About: Aging Brains
April 16, 2010 03:00AM
“Inability to breastfeed isn't just about working situations (not to minimize their importance). The whole hospital environment surrounding birth is a hu…”
About: Confessions of a (Former) Boob Nazi
“Inability to breastfeed isn't just about working situations (not to minimize their importance). The whole hospital environment surrounding birth is a hu…”
About: Confessions of a (Former) Boob Nazi
November 04, 2009 12:34AM
“Why are we talking about 'vaccines' as if they were an all-or-nothing deal? There's a fairly educated-appearing ongoing debate on vaccines on mothering.…”
About: Logical fallacies
“Why are we talking about 'vaccines' as if they were an all-or-nothing deal? There's a fairly educated-appearing ongoing debate on vaccines on mothering.…”
About: Logical fallacies
October 24, 2009 07:23PM
“"Maybe it's a date saying "I can't believe how pretty you are." Maybe it's a friend who tells you you look great in everything. Maybe i…”
About: Question for beautiful women
“"Maybe it's a date saying "I can't believe how pretty you are." Maybe it's a friend who tells you you look great in everything. Maybe i…”
About: Question for beautiful women
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